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Minutes Of The Meeting Of The Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee Of The Securities Industry And Financial Markets Association May 2nd

Date 03/05/2017

The Committee convened in a closed session at the Hay Adams Hotel at 9:00 a.m.  All members, with the exception of Christine Hurtsellers, were present.  Counselor to the Secretary Craig Phillips, Fiscal Assistant Secretary David Lebryk, Acting Assistant Secretary for Financial Markets Monique Rollins, Director of the Office of Debt Management Fred Pietrangeli and Deputy Director of the Office of Debt Management John Dolan welcomed the Committee.  Other members of Treasury staff present were Dave Chung, Ken Phelan, Jared Roscoe, Tom Katzenbach, Chris Cameron, Mike Puglia and Kanna Nakamura. Federal Reserve Bank of New York staff members Nathaniel Wuerffel, Frank Keane, Ellen Correia-Golay, and Nick Steele were also present. 

GLAS Adds Veteran Trust Specialists To Americas Team

Date 03/05/2017

Global Loan Agency Services Ltd., the UK parent of the global GLAS companies, today announced the appointment of two veteran trust professionals to its global trust team.

IPC To Collaborate With Chartwell Telecom To Accelerate Expansion In Central And Eastern Europe - Further Cements IPC's Global Position As One Of The Largest Financial Ecosystems

Date 03/05/2017

IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for the financial markets community, today announced a collaboration with Chartwell Telecom that will strengthen IPC's presence in key growth markets of Central and Eastern Europe and support its overall strategic global expansion. The collaboration will leverage Chartwell's highly visible presence in the region and offer IPC clients superior local customer support, project management, service monitoring and professional services. The initiative is part of a wide-ranging investment program IPC is making in important markets. The announcement follows recent news of IPC's enhanced capabilities in Russia as well as an important leadership role with the World Exchange Congress in Hungary.

Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Releases CRA Evaluations For 18 National Banks And Federal Savings Associations

Date 03/05/2017

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released a list of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) performance evaluations that became public during the period of April 1, 2017 through April 30, 2017. The list contains only national banks, federal savings associations, and insured federal branches of foreign banks that have received ratings. The possible ratings are outstanding, satisfactory, needs to improve, and substantial noncompliance.

European Commission Takes Next Step In Article 50 Process By Recommending Draft Negotiating Directives

Date 03/05/2017

The College of Commissioners has today sent a recommendation to the Council to open the Article 50 negotiations with the United Kingdom. It includes draft negotiating directives. This legal mandate follows the adoption on Saturday by the European Council of political guidelines.

Liquidnet Fixed Income Innovations Drive Platform Growth And Adoption Globally - Features Contribute To Platform’s Record Quarter And ‘Best Fixed Income Trading Platform’ Award

Date 03/05/2017

Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, today announced a record quarter driven by a growing Membership and the success of recent innovations designed to help corporate bond traders uncover additional liquidity.

ELITE Reaches More Than 550 Companies And Marks Fifith Anniversary

Date 03/05/2017

• 31 new Italian companies join ELITE today, bringing the total number of companies to 556 with over €42 billion in combined revenues, accounting for over 187,000 jobs  
• More than 100 new international companies have joined ELITE since the start of 2017
• 25 companies receive ELITE certificates, reaching a total number of 110 Italian certified companies
• €4 billion raised by ELITE companies through financial transactions since 2012

Intercontinental Exchange Approves Second Quarter Dividend Of $0.20 Per Share

Date 03/05/2017

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, announced today a $0.20 per share dividend for the second quarter of 2017. The cash dividend is payable on June 30, 2017 to stockholders of record as of June 16, 2017. The ex-dividend date is June 14, 2017.     

Rival Systems Integrates With Lime Brokerage’s Low Latency Execution Gateways To Provide Clients With Broad Equity Market Access

Date 03/05/2017

Rival Systems (Rival), an award-winning provider of trading and risk management software, and Lime Brokerage (Lime), a Wedbush Company, today announced an integrated solution combining Rival’s front-end trading and algorithmic strategy development software with Lime’s low latency execution services. The new offering, available immediately, enables Rival’s clients to access all U.S. equity markets and a wide range of dark pools via Lime’s exchange gateways and extensive equity memberships.  The integrated solution further enhances Rival’s capability to provide clients with a comprehensive platform for trading futures, equities and options.

Intercontinental Exchange Reports First Quarter 2017 GAAP Diluted EPS Of $0.84 On Revenues Of $1.2 Billion - Adjusted Diluted EPS Of $0.74

Date 03/05/2017

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses and provider of global data and listing services, today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2017. For the quarter ended March 31, 2017, consolidated net income attributable to ICE was $502 million on $1.2 billion of consolidated revenues less transaction-based expenses. First quarter GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS) were $0.84. On an adjusted basis, net income was $441 million in the first quarter, and diluted EPS were $0.74. Please refer to the reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures included in the press release for more information on our adjusted net income and adjusted diluted EPS.